By Yvette D’Unienville of Tuvalu Broadcasting Services & Ruci Vakamino of Wansolwara

By Joshua Lafoai of School of Journalism, National University of Samoa

17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – The Pacific Meteorology Council is aiming at including everyone in the push for better community engagement in the region with particular emphasis on people with disabilities.

Reaching the communities has been one of the top priorities of the PMC to ensure they are communicating the information and technologies to the people who need it the most.

By Repeka Nasiko of Fiji Times

18 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – Tourism development is underpinned by weather and climate information, says South Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) Sustainable Tourism Development Manager Christina Leala-Gale.

She said this was why it was significant that the reviewed Pacific Islands Meteorological Strategy (PIMS) recognised the sector’s dependency on weather and climate services.

By Pita Ligaiula of Pacific Island News Association (PINA)

17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – ‘Robust science’ is critical in accessing Green Climate Fund (GCF) for the Pacific region.

That’s the word from Joseph Intsiful, GCF Climate Information and Early Warning Specialist Division of Mitigation and Adaptation in an interview in Honiara at the margins of the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) meeting this week.

By Repeka Nasiko of Fiji Times

17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – WATER and hydrology services are the new priorities included in the reviewed Pacific Island Meteorology Strategy (PIMS) 2017-2026.

Presented by Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Program (SPREP) meteorology and climate officer Salesa Nihmei said this key outcome called for strengthened collaboration between meteorological and hydrological services.

By Matthew Vari of South Pacific Post (Post Courier)

17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – THE Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) has made huge strides since its transition from the regional meeting of Meteorological (MET) Service Directors (RMSD) in 2011.

By Ruci Vakamino of Wansolwara

17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – Solomon Islands are piloting a project that links weather prediction models to disaster risk management.

It’s called Forecast-based Financing (Fbf) and it’s being jointly developed by the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre and Solomon Islands Meteorological Services.

By Ana Uili of MEIDAC

17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – Since its inception in 2012, the FINPAC Project has made its mark in the Pacific by introducing many firsts to the region.

Two components of the project involve bridging gaps between the media and National Meteorological Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and engaging Pacific communities as users and recipients of weather and climate information.

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By Joshua Lafoai of the School of Journalism, National University of Samoa

17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – At the Pacific Meteorological Council (PMC) meeting in Honiara, National Met Directors have expressed the interest of developing a university level course on meteorology in the region.

By Yvette T D’Unienville of Tuvalu Broadcasting Services

17 August, 2017, Honiara, Solomon Islands, PMC-4 – The Finnish-Pacific (FINPAC) project is wrapping up the Pacific countries with a stark reminder to other projects and organisations that weather and climate is a never-ending story and the work has to go on.